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Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale
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Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale (bef. 1426 - 1488)

Sir Andrew Stewart First Lord Avandale formerly Stewart
Born before in Stirlingshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , [half] and
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died after age 62 in Stirlingshire, Scotlandmap
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Preceded by
None		 2nd Lord Avandale
1459-1488		 Succeeded by
Andrew Stewart

Biography

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Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale is Notable.
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Sir Andrew Stewart was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale is a member of Clan Stewart.

Andrew was the son of Walter Stewart.[1]

Knighted in 1437, Andrew Stewart was created Lord Avandale in 1459.[1]

He was the Keeper of Stirling Castle 1467, Ambassador to Denmark 1468. He also became an Ambassador to France.

The existing Castle at Strathaven was rebuilt by Andrew in 1458.

He died without issue in 1488[1] or at least no male issue. It is reported that he had a daughter:

  1. Elizabeth[2][3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Stewarts, with notes on all the males of the family, descrptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, LTD, 1906, Archive.org, p. 32
  2. ↑ Paterson, James, "History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire", Edinburgh: John Dick, 1852, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 187
  3. ↑ The Descendants of The Duke of Albany fom Duncan Stewart’s Genealogy, 1939

See also:

  • The Heraldry of the Stewarts. Page 32. by George Harvey Johnston


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Stuart-531 Allan Stuart
Stewart-3640 and Stewart-15612 do not represent the same person because: different parents
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Lowe-866 Karen Lowe
Stewart-3640 and Stewart-15612 appear to represent the same person because: Both seem to represent the 1st Lord Avandale

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758641

posted by Karen Lowe

Rejected matches › Andrew Stewart (1426-1488)

Andrew is 33 degrees from Chuck Berry, 19 degrees from Buddy Holly, 21 degrees from Brenda Tarpley, 21 degrees from Jerry Lee Lewis, 28 degrees from Karl Gerhard Lundkvist, 23 degrees from Johnny O'Keefe, 20 degrees from Carl Perkins, 19 degrees from Elvis Presley, 29 degrees from Thomas Hicks, 22 degrees from Jiles Richardson, 41 degrees from Ike Turner and 22 degrees from Lisa Murphy on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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